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Meet the billionaire in flip-flops powering Israel’s AI weapons against Iran

Palmer Luckey, founder of defense startup Anduril, has built a $3.5 billion fortune while developing futuristic military systems — from pilotless fighter jets to ‘suicide drones’ and battlefield AI; the self-described ‘radical Zionist’ recently visited Israel

Israel Wullman | 03.12.26

Agora co-founders Bar Mor, Lior Dolinski and Noam Kahan

Israeli startup Agora seeks to bring real estate investing into the digital age

As industry moves toward modern financial infrastructure, Israeli proptech startup Agora is helping real estate investment firms replace spreadsheets and manual workflows with a centralized digital platform that streamlines investor management, reporting and capital flows

ynet Global | 03.08.26

Baz founders Guy Eisenkot and Nimrod Kor

Israeli startup tops AI code review benchmark, beating OpenAI and Google

Baz ranks first in precision in the new independent Code Review Bench index, outperforming tools from major AI labs and signaling a shift in how real-world developer performance is measured

ynet Global | 02.27.26

The Ayatollah’s shadow: Inside the AI model predicting Iran’s next ruler

Clerics sidelined as synthetic IRGC generals back military succession; AI simulation points to power shifting from religion to force inside Tehran; Dr. Neal Tzur says the real revolution is AI decoding how regimes, and societies, actually think

Alexandra Lukash, ynet Global | 02.25.26

Revolutionary Guard generals back military leader over Khamenei’s son, Israeli AI analysis finds

Israeli startup AskIt, founded by former intelligence officials, built AI-driven synthetic profiles of 122 real IRGC commanders to analyze their strategic mindset and simulate how they would respond to sensitive succession scenarios

ynet Global | 02.24.26

OpenClaw security challenge: Israeli startup Minimus protects viral AI agent

More than 2,000 security vulnerabilities (CVEs) were found in OpenClaw, a fast-growing self-hosted AI agent tool; Minimus developed a hardened, minimal container image designed to dramatically improve this AI agent security, and released it publicly for the community

ynet Global | 02.23.26

Haifa’s tech scene grows with new AI, energy and maritime startups

Local investment fund HiCenter Ventures, set up by the Haifa Economic Corporation and the Haifa Municipality with the aim of strengthening the city’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, invested in 24 startups during the year

ynet Global | 02.23.26

When early investors become a problem: why growth companies must clean house

As secondary markets hit $103 billion in the first half of 2025, more growth-stage companies are discovering that outdated investor stakes can stall fundraising, M&A and IPO plans, making cap table cleanup a strategic priority, not a cosmetic fix

Moran Chamsi | 02.18.26

Founders of Lema AI: from right, Tomer Roizman, Eddie Dovzhik, Omer Yehudai

Lema AI raises $24M to address cyber risks in enterprise supply chains

Lema says its agentic AI replaces static compliance forms with continuous security analysis, giving enterprises real-time visibility into vendor risks and helping prevent supply-chain cyber incidents before they escalate

ynet Global | 02.09.26

Israeli teen innovators pitch startups to an international investment panel,

Young Israeli entrepreneurs take global stage at Unistream international investment panel

Teen innovators from across Israel pitch startups to global business leaders; flagship EdVenture program simulates real-world fundraising and entrepreneurship; social and tech solutions aim to improve health, confidence and daily life for youth

ynet Global | 02.09.26

Dead but still on the clock: overworked Chinese programmer dies, his bosses kept messaging him

A 32-year-old tech worker’s family says he collapsed from overwork and died, yet his employer continued sending him task reminders, fueling outrage over China’s relentless tech work culture.

Daniela Ginzburg | 02.03.26

The silent breakthrough: why Apple paid $1.5 billion for a secret Israeli startup

Apple has announced the acquisition of Israeli startup Q.ai, which developed technology that deciphers speech without sound, by reading micro-movements of the face and jaw, the system translates whispers and silent speech into words and commands

Israel Wullman | 01.30.26

Israeli startup Factify raises $73M to replace PDFs with next-generation digital documents

Massive seed round signals investor confidence in Factify’s plan to rethink how documents are managed as businesses adopt AI and automation across regulated industries

Tal Shahaf | 01.28.26

Amiram Shahar, CEO and Co-Founder at Upwind

Israeli startup Upwind joins unicorn club after $250M Series B

Bessemer-led funding round follows a 900% revenue surge and 200% customer growth, making Upwind the seventh Cyberstarts unicorn and fueling its continued investment in product development and global expansion

ynet Global | 01.27.26

As AI breaks one-size-fits-all data stack, Yuki raises $6M to become AI control layer

The funding will be used to expand the data cost optimization startup's Israeli R&D center, deepen product capabilities, support additional data platforms, and accelerate growth in the US by expanding the sales organization

ynet Global | 01.23.26

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